The top two winners from each class are now in the Middle School Favorite High-Tech Conversation Hearts final! Review the winners from each class (click on image to see a larger version) and then vote for your favorite!
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No, it’s not about basketball but it is a little crazy! Each 8th grader has chosen something that they want to learn and are busy trying to learn it! This is self-directed learning with no consequences for failure – in fact failure is expected and encouraged! There is a possibility of an end product in what is being learned but it’s not about the end product but about the learning along the way. Follow along as 8th grade learns something new!
We’re learning Javascript using Codeacademy:
We’re creating games using Scratch:
We’re rebuilding computers:
We have talked about the fact that what you post online is often much more public than you might intend it to be. Read this article and/or view this video about a teen who was thrust into the national spotlight because of a joking comment she made on Twitter.
What do you think about this? Do you think this was a private or public matter? Do you think the Governor’s office overreacted? Would you have apologized if this had been you? How private do you think things that you post online are? Add a reply to this post and voice your opinion.
If you are interested in what happened, check out this article and this one.
In celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, 8th grade (and some 7th graders) created animated GIFs of the Cat in the Hat in many different hats. Each student downloaded an image of the Cat in the Hat without a hat that was shared by Becky C. on Elementary Tech Teachers and then used Microsoft Paint to create from 3-10 different hats for the cat. Once the images were complete, they were uploaded to Picasion to create the animated GIF.
Now, it’s your turn to participate. Check out the cat in all his (or maybe her?) hats below. You can click on any image to see a larger version. Once you’ve seen them all, please click here to vote for your favorite set of hats!
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Visit your ePortfolio site and check out the assignments that you completed in the first semester to decide which was your favorite. Don’t forget that creating your ePortfolio site was also a first semester assignment!
Decide which was your favorite and add a reply to this post telling me which was your favorite and why. Use only your first name and do not enter an email address. Remember to use complete sentences and proper grammar and spelling.